Managing the Union Shop

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Managing the Union Shop

As a manager or supervisor in a unionized company, you have a unique job. Besides your normal day-to-day responsibilities, you also must know about unions and basic labor law. You can be the best manager in the world, but without a solid knowledge of the rules and responsibilities in a union shop you can get yourself, and your company, into a lot of trouble. That is the purpose of this book - to give you the background you need to be an effective manager in a unionized environment.?This book walks you through some of the major things you’ll need to know about unions to be a good manager or supervisor. The idea is not for this book to be read once and then thrown in a desk, never to see the light of day. This 86-page guide is a book you can actually use. Key topics covered include:

• Understanding a labor contract
• The political role of union leaders
• Preserving management rights, contract erosion and past practice
• The 7 tests of just cause
• Leading in a union shop, and much more.